Best Guitar Ever!!

[Mor Paul]

So, what are your opinions on the coolest guitars on this board?
Put up to your top 2.

1.

I don't know why, but this is the best looking guitar I have ever seen. The first guitar with a bare wood top that I actually liked. (I've changed my tastes now)

2.

Also a great looking guitar. Clean looking. The korina is wonderful-looking.

 

[RLW]

My personal favorite

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=2669.0

 

[DangerousR6]

That is a beatiful to on that tele, to bad they loose points for covering it up with the pickguard......So I give it a 8.5...

My personal favorite

http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=2669.0

Jacks L5S is a beatiful guitar too, love the wood combo on it, but I ain't into rockabilly guitars.......

I'd have to say the top on Doc's is petty amazing, more so than the other two.... :glasses9:

 

[Mor Paul]

I don't take points off for pickguards. I think they can be used for the design, and can be practical, too.

The tele is actually rear-routed, I think. He liked the look better with a pickguard.

 

[dbw]

Thanks for starting this thread, Max.  Seeing these two guitars together made me realize all the things they have in common that I love (dark exotic tops, f-holes, vintage pearl pickguards, gold hardware):

1. marko's korina/rosewood Thinline

2. willyk's ash/bubinga Strat

 

[DangerousR6]

I don't take points off for pickguards. I think they can be used for the design, and can be practical, too.

The tele is actually rear-routed, I think. He liked the look better with a pickguard.

I just ain't into pickguards as far as tele's go, except for the deluxe, I do like that one. But however I wouldn't cover up a nice exotic piece of wood with it. unless there was some malformation in the wood. But that's just me, lots of people love 'em.. :dontknow:

 

[DangerousR6]

Thanks for starting this thread, Max.  Seeing these two guitars together made me realize all the things they have in common that I love (dark exotic tops, f-holes, vintage pearl pickguards, gold hardware):

1. marko's korina/rosewood Thinline

2. willyk's ash/bubinga Strat

Those are both very spectacular dbw, I like the no fret markers on the tele neck...

 

[m4rk0]

ahh thanks DBW

this is a really tough question though... I have my favorites per model/shape ... so many cool Thinlines around here! !

I can think of just one favorite right now...Troubled Trebles Korina/Ziricote Strat! the backside is as sexy as the front (like the way it should be with a woman )

I need to think about my #2 for a bit longer :icon_scratch:

 

[guitlouie]

Yes, this was very difficult.  And Damn you Marko for beating me to the punch on TT's black Korina Strat.  That was the first guitar that I had ever really seen with that wood, and it definitely inspired me to get my own.  He also gets points for making his own pickups in that thing!  I won't repost the pic, since it's right above me there.  My other favorite is the Ziricote-topped "Stubblecaster".  This guy did not seem to stick around here long, but wow, that top is just awesome!  I've been looking in the showcase for a ziricote topped Tele ever since, unfortunately the only ones that have been up there since I've been looking weighed a metric ton. Anyway, one day I'll do it!  Here is the pic....

 

[DangerousR6]

ahh thanks DBW

this is a really tough question though... I have my favorites per model/shape ... so many cool Thinlines around here! !

I can think of just one favorite right now...Troubled Trebles Korina/Ziricote Strat! the backside is as sexy as the front (like the way it should be with a woman )

I need to think about my #2 for a bit longer :icon_scratch:

Man, I must agree with you there Marko. Troubled Trebles has one damn sexy strat...The Ziricote neck with that black korina is simply marvilous....I'm in awe.... :kewlpics:

 

[DangerousR6]

Yes, this was very difficult.  And Damn you Marko for beating me to the punch on TT's black Korina Strat.  That was the first guitar that I had ever really seen with that wood, and it definitely inspired me to get my own.  He also gets points for making his own pickups in that thing!  I won't repost the pic, since it's right above me there.  My other favorite is the Ziricote-topped "Stubblecaster".  This guy did not seem to stick around here long, but wow, that top is just awesome!  I've been looking in the showcase for a ziricote topped Tele ever since, unfortunately the only ones that have been up there since I've been looking weighed a metric ton. Anyway, one day I'll do it!  Here is the pic....

WOW.. what a tele.....I'm liking Ziricote more and more....Hey guitlouie you could always do a "Unique" lam top Ziricote, and have it in a hollow Tele. That would shave some of the tonnage off...... :icon_biggrin:

 

[guitlouie]

That is the plan, my good man.

 

[m4rk0]

Still Can't decide on my #2
it is still between the following:
- tfarny's walnut thinline
- Superbeast's Strat
- Jack's SG/Tele hybrid
- Jack's Spalted Maple top/Canary Neck Strat
- Gregg's Korina strat with warhead (7/8th size)
- Willy's f-hole bubenga top strat
crap there are so many great guitars on here..
I also thought I liked CB's Mudwog Weap Tele, but he removed the pictures  :sad: PLEASE REPOST!!  :icon_tongue:

 

[bpmorton777]

1) Chuck7's Fireburst LP

and

2)MFTech's gold top

Brian

 

[Micahbell]

Then it will go to BritishBluesBoy's rosewood tele (this would be first above my bass anyway tho, honestly)

My second favourite would be RomanS's rosewood top thinline (found at http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=2382.0), but I think it is lame to have two rosewood teles.

Then I would have my own bass, but I figure that is cheating. (check it out here http://www.unofficialwarmoth.com/index.php?topic=1358.0)

So, here is third best for second place. Markos swamp ash strat with a wenge neck. Wenge is my favourite neck and an ash body with a natural finish is almost as good as sex for me. Honestly, it does look a little weird to me, but I don't care. I would totally do the exact same thing (except with hard ash). Good work.
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[stubhead]

This is willyk's "Rusty". I'm kind of mixed, actually - this guitar is upside down so it's useless to me, and I even though I love pau ferro I think this particular guitar would look better "blended"  with a straight non-birdeye maple neck with an ebony board. But damn, that depth... I'm fond of balance and simplicity, so ognolman's G5 is way up there:

I wouldn't personally want a guitar that's too pwecious to play, which rules out a lot of the caterpillarbursts unless you're talking "Best Guitar Ever" in the sense of someone else's wallcandy - let them get laughed out of the jam session... :toothy12: If was going to vote for sheer over-the-toppedness it'd probably go to sixbender's Goldenboy:

 

[Wana_make_a_guitar]

The best guitar is the guitar that i'm gonna make.

 

[Nando Vallart]

Not sure, but #1 would be TT's Strat... second I would say WillyK TeeJays or Ted's SG:

And just to let all know, some guys are removing their guitars from the forum, HAN MR RLW??? 

 

[Mor Paul]

Micahbell:
My favorite rosewood tele is definitely the satin tele.

MF's Gold top inspired me (my first pm was asking him about the finish )

Rusty is a great looking guitar, too.

CB's walnut tele
Doc's Korina strat
Jack's ls5
Marko's korina/rosewood thinline
Willyk's ash/bubinga strat
TT's Korina/Zircote Strat (4)
Stubblecaster
Chuck7's Fireburst LP
MFTech's gold top
Britishbluesboy's rosewood tele
RomanS's rosewood thinline
Willyk's Rusty
Ognolman's G5
Willyk's tele/jazzmaster
Ted's SG

Look's like TT has a pretty popular strat..


Oh, and someone asked for pics of CB's Mudwogweap tele?

I think I've got a small one somewhere..

Nope.
Just this:

 

[Ted]

My #1

And

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